Registration for the Washington State University Tri-Cities Fall Education Summit is now open. The summit, sponsored by STCU, takes place on Oct. 14 and will feature keynote speaker Jerad Koepp (Wukchumni), 2022 Washington state teacher of the year....
Washington State University Tri-Cities’ Week of Welcome kicked off the fall 2023 semester on campus. Many updates are happening around the campus, including the announcement of several new academic programs, increased research and involvement in clean energy, and the upcoming anniversary of WSU Tri-Cities becoming...
A longtime working relationship between Washington State University (WSU) scientist Tom Collins and Jackson Family Wines has evolved into the creation of an endowed professorship that recognizes Collins’ impactful wine science research and supports WSU’s Department of Viticulture & Enology (V&E)....
Noel Schulz has been appointed the inaugural director of WSU Tri-Cities' Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF). Schulz’s wealth of experience and expertise in the fields of engineering and energy will be an asset for INEF as the institute helps to further establish the Tri-Cities...
Isaac Marroquin, a master’s student at WSU Tri-Cities who served in several student leadership roles as an undergraduate, is joining the university’s Board of Regents as the next student regent....
A novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into gold. Lignin produced using the new method was color-neutral, odorless and homogenous, an advance that could make this carbon-neutral material a more viable candidate for development of high-value products....
For decades, the Auction of Washington Wines has partnered with Washington State University to fund wine science research, ensuring that faculty in the Department of Viticulture and Enology (V&E) can continue critical work on globally applicable projects....
After completing internships for the duration of the 2022-2023 academic year, three Washington State University Tri-Cities students accepted full-time job offers with Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS). This was the first graduating class of the program after a donation was made to WSU Tri-Cities in...
Washington State University Tri-Cities’ 2023 Outstanding Senior for the Department of English is Brigette Hinnant. Originally from Kennewick, Hinnant has earned a bachelor of arts in English, with a major in literary studies and a minor in professional science and technology writing. Prior to attending...
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) named Washington State University Tri-Cities a grand-prize winner in the final phase of the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize. As one of six winners, WSU Tri-Cities was awarded $250,000 to continue its Empowering the Future Energy Workforce plan, which...